Fire-lighter



(No Model.)

M. A. FOSTER.

FIRE LIGHTER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL A. FOSTER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FIRE-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,382, dated March 29, 1887.

Application filed June 12, 1886. Serial No. 204,977. (No model.)

To 00% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIcI-IAEI. A. Fosrnn, of the city of St. Louis, in thc'State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Inlprovement in Fire-Lighters, of which the folreferenee being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which Figure l is a side elevation showing part of the flue in section and part in side view. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the edge of the flue. Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section taken on line 3 3, Fig. 4, or on the same line, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on taken on line 5 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged Fig. 7 is a view of the filling-valve removed;

My invention relates to a fire -lighter in which generated oil (hydrocarbon oils) is used, the device being self-generating; and my in vention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims. 7

Referring to the drawings, A represents an oil tank or reservoir, to the rear end of which is connected a pipe or tube, B, preferably formed with a coil or twist, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and which is provided with a handle, 0, through which it extends, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Connected to the forward end of the chamher or tankAis a shortpipe, D, provided with a valve, D, and which has on its outer end a barrel or chamber, D into the ends of which fit ground plugs E, united by a rod or bolt, E, by which they may be adjusted to tighten the joints between them and the barrel, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the barrel having tapering outer ends and the plugs being made tapering or conical to fit in the barrel, and thus when the bolt E is tightened the joints between the plugs and the barrel will be tightened. The plugs are made hollow, as shown at F, Fig. 3, and with these hollow portions connect the opposite ends of atube or hollow pipe G,which has jet hole or holes G, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The oil passing from the tank through the pipe D enters the barrel D and circulates through the pipe G, escaping through the jet G. the valve -D is closed by a suitable key fitting over its stem D", and the oil that has escaped is ignited and heats the tube G, the barrel D and pipe D. This causes the generation of As soon as a small amount has escaped,

gasoline vapor as the oil passes through those I prefer to inclose the pipe D and its barrel and tube G by a flue consisting of' two parts, H H, the part H fitting over the tank A and the part H sliding upon the part H. This latter part consists of a mere ring, and its ofiice is to regulate the size of the air opening or holes H in the part H by being slid or moved to or from the handle of the device. Thus any amount of air necessary to cause combustion is admitted. The outer end of the flue H is made open, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4., to allow the escape of the flame, and it is prefably provided with staggered pins I, which act to diffuse the flame as it passes from the jet G. To assist in the generation of the gasoline, I secure hollow tubes J to theinner end of the tank A. These tubes being closed at their outer ends, the flame coming in contact with these tubes will heat the oil or vapor therein, which, passing back into the tank, will cause the heating of the oil there, to assist in the vaporization, and increase the pressure. These tubes are preferably turned toward each other at their outer ends, as shown in Figs. 3and 4, so that they will come in direct contact wit the flame from the jets.

The tank is filled with oil through aeup, L, which is screwed into its outer end, and which is provided with a valve, M, having an opening, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6. When this opening crosses the opening N of the cup, the valve is closed, and it may be held in this position by a spring, 0, having a projection, O, entering recesses O in the valve M.

Another form of valve and springis shown in Fig. 7, where the spring 0 has the projee tion O and is placed lengthwise of the valve,

so as to engage a projection therein at the end where it is exposed or where it extends beyond the cup.

The outer end of the tank A is also provided with a safety-valve, 1?, held to its seat or in its closed position by a spring, 1?, surthis acts as an air'chamber, as the oil when poured into the cup L does not flow into the stem above the cup. This air being over the supply of oil in the tank, causes it to feed downward or forward through the pipe D.

It will be seen that the plugs E can be turned in the barrel D and this permits the tube G to be turned at an angle to the pipe D, and by turning this at an angle and placing a fine with a semicircular outer end, as shown by dotted lines at T, Fig. 2, on the burner a flame may be thrown or ejected at an angle to the handle.

The flue II has recesses or enlargements H, forming a chamber inside the flue for receiving the oil when it first escapes from the jet in lighting the device, and while in this cham ber the oil is ignited.

I have described my device as a firefighter; but it is evident that it may be used for other purposes-for instance, s a torch, heater, 850.

I claim as my invention 1. In a fire-lighter, the combination of the tank, pipe, transverse barrel on the outer end of the pipe, and tube connected to the barrel at both ends, provided with ajetorifice, sub stantially as shown and described.

2. In' a fire-lighter, the combination of the tank, pipe connected to the tank, a tube provided with a jet-orifice connected to the pipe, and tubes communicating with said tank and extending in proximity to said orifice, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a fire-lighter, the combination of the tank, pipe, transverse barrel on the outer end of the pipe, plugs fitting in the barrel at both ends, and tube with ajetorifice, connected at its respective ends to the plug, substantially as set forth.

4. In a firefighter, in combination with the tank, pipe connected to the tank, barrel on the outer end of the pipe, plugs fitting in the barrel, bolts connecting the plugs, and a tube connected by its opposite ends to the respective plugs and having a jet-orifice, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the tank, pipe connected to the tank and provided with a valve, barrel on the outer end of the pipe, platconnected to the barrel by a bolt, and a tube having a jet-orifice and connecting with the plugs, which are made hollow, substantially as shown and described. I

6. In a firefighter, in combination with the oil-tank, the pipe connected to the oil-tank, barrel on the outer end of the pipe having tapering ends, tapering plugs fitting in the barrel, and tube connected to the plugs and having a jet-orifice, substantially as set forth.

7. In a firefighter, in combination with the tank, pipe connected to the tank, tube connected to the pipe and having a jet-orifice, and tubes J, located around the pipe and jettube and closed at their outer ends, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

8. In a firefighter, the combination of the tank, pipe connected to the tank, tube connected to the pipe and having a jet-orifice, tubes communicating with the tank and extending in proximity to said orifice, and fiue surrounding the pipe and tube and having an open end, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

.9. In combination with the oil -tank, the pipe connectedto the oil-tank, tube connected to the pipe and having a jet-orifice, and a flue surrounding the pipe and tube and having an opening provided with diffusingpins, substantially as set forth.

10. In a firefighter, in combination with a tank, the pipe connected to the tank, tube connected to the pipe and having a jet-orifice, perforated flue surrounding the tube, and a ring adjustable on the flue for regulating the admission of air through said perforations, substantially as set forth.

11. In combination with the tank having he pipe and jet-tube on one end, the hollow tube secured to the other end of the tank and forming a handle and communicating with the interior thereof, thereby forming, also, an airchamber, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. In combination with the tank provided with a pipe and jet-tube at one end, the hollow tube secured to the other end and conr municat-ing with the interior of said tank to form an airchamber, substantially as set forth.

13. In combination with the oil-tank provided with a pipe and jet-tube at one end, the filling-cup secured to the other end of the tank and provided with a valve held in closed position by a spring-cateh, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

14:. In combination with an oil-tank provided with a pipe and jet-tube at one end, a safety-valve secured to the other end of the oil-tank, substantially as set forth.

15. The combination of the tank provided with a pipe and j et-tube on one end, a safetyvalve secured to the other end of the tank and provided with an elongated adjusting-nut, and a jam-nut, p substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

16'. In combination with the tank, the pipe the flue having an enlargement to receive the connected to the tank, jettube connected to oil when thesaid valve is opened, substan- 10 the pipe, and the flue surrounding the tube tially as set forth. and pipe and having the enlargement H sub- V 5 stantially as and for the purpose set forth. MICHAEL FOSTER 17. In combination with the tank, the pipe In presence ofconnected to the tank and supplied with a GEO. H. KNIGHT, valve, jet-tube connected to the pipe and flue, 1 EDW. S. KNIGHT. 

